News - Amazon is giving away £100 / $100 of free apps until Sunday

[HEXUS]

There's a choice of 30 entertainment, productivity and games titles to be had.

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[peterb]

As a cynic, I'd say there is no such thing as a free App - so I'd need to look at the T&Cs very carefully.

[Saracen]

As a cynic, I'd say there is no such thing as a free Ap - so I'd need to look at the T&Cs very carefully.

Beat me to it. And I was, albeit quickly, which maybe is why you beat me to it.

My initial impression is nothing too onerous, or at least, no more so than other "app stores".

At a guess, it's about promoting their App store, and getting it installed in the first place. I.e. about trying to "buy" a bit of market share with this giveaway. Amazon like to dominate markets, and in this one, they're very much an also-ran, at least, for now.

Will I install it? I'll look again more carefully, but I doubt it. Not because of T&Cs, but just because for the odd item I might like, I'd rather not mess about installing Amazon's thingy to get them, even if that means buying them. Or doing without.

[LSG501]

Last time I used it you needed to have the amazon app store installed for them to work, so no deleting the amazon app afterwards...been a while since I bothered with amazon app store if I'm honest.

I have used a couple of the programs though and I can comment on the ones below
officesuite professional (got it cheap on google ) - it worked with everything I've thrown at it so far
business calendar pro - not the prettiest app but probably the most functional calendar I've used.
splashtop - it works, needs program on pc, but I don't approve of their 'upgrade' policy for android users versus iOS so I just use MS's remote desktop as I use windows

[crossy]

Last time I used it you needed to have the amazon app store installed for them to work, so no deleting the amazon app afterwards...been a while since I bothered with amazon app store if I'm honest.

Yep. And some of them also periodically ask you to log in. That said, on the last one of this kind of sale I got Convertor Pro which turned out to be a fantastic piece of software. More recently they were doing a collection of music apps for "free".

Not sure if there's much in this collection that I fancy though - e.g. I'm using the free Splashtop client to get into my Windows 7 boxes and I don't feel I'm missing any features that'd make me want the "hassle" of having the "HD" version.

Yes, it's all about persuading people to use Amazon's app store rather than Google's.

[Saracen]

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Yes, it's all about persuading people to use Amazon's app store rather than Google's.

Problem is, I rather regard that as being like offered a choice of being burned at the stake, or infected with Ebola. Neither alternative is terribly appealing.

[vicar]

Problem is, I rather regard that as being like offered a choice of being burned at the stake, or infected with Ebola. Neither alternative is terribly appealing.

Hehe hehe hehe

[Nightfire]

Too bad OfficeSuite Professional 7 (£9.36) is only free for UK. Logging in with a Dutch account it doesn't allow me to download it for free and at .com it isn't free at all.
But thanks for the heads up, some apps are free for all!

[crossy]

(Yes, it's all about persuading people to use Amazon's app store rather than Google's.) Problem is, I rather regard that as being like offered a choice of being burned at the stake, or infected with Ebola. Neither alternative is terribly appealing.

Not "do you want to be a crack addict or a heroin one?" ... as seen somewhere else.

End of the day, if you've got a smartphone you need apps from somewhere. So like road tax, insurance, (or telling The AA they're idiots for charging a lot more for renewals than new joiners), it's just "one of those things".

[Saracen]

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End of the day, if you've got a smartphone you need apps from somewhere. So like road tax, insurance, (or telling The AA they're idiots for charging a lot more for renewals than new joiners), it's just "one of those things".

My response to that, though, is much the same as that of the rather laconic, even taciturn Spartan ephors to Philip II of Macedon.

[chrestomanci]

I tried installing the Amazon app store and everything came up in French, with lots of apps in that language, and the apps that are supposed to be free this weekend where full price.

Edit : I am not in France. I once ordered a cd from French amazon and got it sent to a French address, but that was once and about 5 years ago.

[crossy]

My response to that, though, is much the same as that of the rather laconic, even taciturn Spartan ephors to Philip II of Macedon.

When did Hexus start setting it's readers homework!?

Although (once I'd looked it up) I cannot help but agree. Leaves stage right, none the wiser, but better informed...

[deejayburnout]

I grabbed a few of them. A few games but nothing major useful to me. Some may suit others.

Free is awesome ( unless it's a punch in the face)

[Saracen]

When did Hexus start setting it's readers homework!?

Although (once I'd looked it up) I cannot help but agree. Leaves stage right, none the wiser, but better informed...

At approximately .... well, exactly, if I'm being honest, the same time as I typed that post.

Mainly, I was curious to see if anybody could be bothered to work out (or already knew) what I was getting at. It was a very good answer from the ephors, wasn't it?

[peterb]

At approximately .... well, exactly, if I'm being honest, the same time as I typed that post.

Mainly, I was curious to see if anybody could be bothered to work out (or already knew) what I was getting at. It was a very good answer from the ephors, wasn't it?

One of many good Laconic quotes

[Saracen]

Indeed. I liked the one about the bag of flour.

But I'd come across the one I quote ages ago, probably 20 or 30 years ago. It was, IIRC, in a Robert Heinlein book. It prompted a little bit of study in Spartans, Hoplites, etc.